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The Red Section

• Assessment of the Quality of Evidence Underlying International Guidelines in Liver Disease | Join the Discussion
• Physician–Patient and Patient–Family Communication After Colonoscopy | Join the Discussion

Original Contributions

• Genes of the Interleukin-18 Pathway Are Associated With Susceptibility to Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
• A Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Women
• Reduction in Hepatic Inflammation Is Associated With Less Fibrosis Progression and Fewer Clinical Outcomes in Advanced Hepatitis C

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Urgent Request for Manuscripts: Deadline Dec. 10, 2012

The American Journal of Gastroenterology invites the submission of original research manuscripts addressing the role of nutrients or food in GI and Liver Diseases.

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Virtual Journal Club

• Gut Microbes: Role in Health and GI Related Disorders
• New Clinical Practice Guideline Developed for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Food Choice as a Key Management Strategy for Functional Gut Symptoms: Dr. Peter Gibson on FODMAPs

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AJG Author Podcasts

New Meta-Analysis Shows No Protective Effect of 5-ASA Against CRC in IBD – A Podcast with Geoffrey C. Nguyen, MD, PhD and Charles N. Bernstein, MD

Findings from a new meta-analysis focusing on non-referral studies suggest that 5-Aminosalicylic Acid offers little, if any, protection against colorectal cancer in IBD. In a conversation with AJG Co-Editor Dr. Paul Moayyedi, the co-investigators explain why their findings conflict with previous clinic-based population studies and why 5-ASA should not be prescribed to IBD patients solely for their putative effects against CRC.

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Recent Discussions

• The Assessment of the Quality of Evidence Underlying International Guidelines in Liver Disease-What do you think?
• Patient Case: Physician–Patient and Patient–Family Communication After Colonoscopy-Room for improvement?
• How to prevent the end of private medical practice: Do you agree?

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Virtual Journal Club: Expert Insight, Author Interviews, Podcasts, Conversations- Your Online Place for Discussing the Latest Research from the AJG

• New Meta-Analysis Shows No Protective Effect of 5-ASA Against CRC in IBD
• Evidence Shows Higher Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection with PPIs
• New Clinical Practice Guideline Developed for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Food Choice as a Key Management Strategy for Functional Gut Symptoms: Dr. Peter Gibson, Dr. Chey Discuss FODMAP Research

New on the ACG Education Universe

• Challenges in Obscure GI Bleeding
  Shabana F. Pasha, MD
• Expert Techniques in Endoscopy: Advanced Polypectomy
  Roy M. Soetikno, MD
• Clinical Challenges and Controversies in Celiac Disease
  Joseph A. Murray, MD, FACG
• Challenging Cases in IBD: Tips in the Management of Severe and Refractory Symptoms
  David T. Rubin, MD, FACG
• Difficult C. difficile Infection: Refractory and Recurrent Disease
  Christina M. Surawicz, MD, MACG

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